diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f09eee09ad18e668c7c94d66c62f3d688f94070..d4471fbaf800136ce58a3afa7f92376ec10cd40b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ randconfig: Kconfig
 	${QUIET}script/randconfig
 
 clean: arch_clean
-	rm -f build/system.elf
+	${QUIET}rm -f build/system.elf
 
 help: arch_help
 	@echo
diff --git a/src/arch/blinkenrocket/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/blinkenrocket/Makefile.inc
index 50b464a4ccd24be684a5b4d41cc8034a4ab6d6e0..82f4ede659ec4bb686e4cc84bcf822298bb3b3f0 100644
--- a/src/arch/blinkenrocket/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/blinkenrocket/Makefile.inc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ program: build/system.hex
 	avrdude -p ${MCU} -c usbasp -U flash:w:build/system.hex
 
 arch_clean:
-	rm -f ${OBJECTS} build/system.hex
+	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS} build/system.hex
 
 monitor:
 	screen ${SERIAL_PORT} 115200
diff --git a/src/arch/esp8266/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/esp8266/Makefile.inc
index 89c244a842c80afadf0998e2a7f89cca7f87f763..8d0a0855aded574747d3cf2051621439d3fd7089 100644
--- a/src/arch/esp8266/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/esp8266/Makefile.inc
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ endif
 
 build/system.ar: ${OBJECTS}
 	${QUIET}mkdir -p build
-	${AR} cru $@ ${OBJECTS}
+	${QUIET}${AR} cru $@ ${OBJECTS}
 
 build/system.elf: build/system.ar
-	${CC} -L${SDK_BASE}/lib -T${SDK_BASE}/lib/eagle.app.v6-derf.ld ${LDFLAGS} \
+	${QUIET}${CC} -L${SDK_BASE}/lib -T${SDK_BASE}/lib/eagle.app.v6-derf.ld ${LDFLAGS} \
 		-Wl,--gc-sections \
 		-Wl,--start-group -lc -lgcc -lhal -lpp -lphy -lnet80211 -llwip -lwpa \
 		-lmain $< -Wl,--end-group -o $@
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ program: build/0x00000.bin build/0x40000.bin
 	${ESPTOOL} -p ${SERIAL_PORT} write_flash 0x00000 build/0x00000.bin 0x40000 build/0x40000.bin #-fm dout
 
 arch_clean:
-	rm -f ${OBJECTS}
-	rm -f build/system.ar
+	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS} build/system.ar
 
 monitor:
 	screen ${SERIAL_PORT} 115200
diff --git a/src/arch/msp430fr5969lp/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/msp430fr5969lp/Makefile.inc
index 99b5de2913c7ad9c91b01aeb7e6b1dbf8457b9d8..9e4c1bcd506842786d6b7487a8d26ab411ebd3f1 100644
--- a/src/arch/msp430fr5969lp/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/msp430fr5969lp/Makefile.inc
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ program: build/system.hex
 	-w build/system.hex -v -g -z '[VCC]'
 
 arch_clean:
-	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS}
-	${QUIET}rm -f build/system.hex
+	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS} build/system.hex
 
 monitor:
 	${QUIET}screen /dev/${SERIAL_PORT} 115200
diff --git a/src/arch/msp430fr5994lp/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/msp430fr5994lp/Makefile.inc
index 1bce0b56e42d99ed1c8424049bf1a30f882c93c4..fe2d514b5b4d95b967750bcc1b3ac33a43a17e86 100644
--- a/src/arch/msp430fr5994lp/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/msp430fr5994lp/Makefile.inc
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ program: build/system.hex
 	-w build/system.hex -v -g -z '[VCC]'
 
 arch_clean:
-	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS}
-	${QUIET}rm -f build/system.hex
+	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS} build/system.hex
 
 monitor:
 	${QUIET}screen /dev/${SERIAL_PORT} 115200
diff --git a/src/arch/posix/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/posix/Makefile.inc
index 158d8795399359c2b784ec265641f81634a3edc7..ee7ae957d9e229f96e81d5298a77e63b5142d047 100644
--- a/src/arch/posix/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/posix/Makefile.inc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ monitor: run
 program: build/system.elf
 
 arch_clean:
-	rm -f ${OBJECTS}
+	${QUIET}rm -f ${OBJECTS}
 
 arch_help:
 	@echo "posix specific flags:"